Investment & installations

Herbert Walkers' new seven-colour XL 106 will arrive on 26 November

Herbert Walkers invests £3.5m in brand-new Speedmaster

High-end packaging and greetings card specialist Herbert Walkers has invested in a brand new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-7+L press, arriving on 26 November.

Operations director Tristan Harrold: it's a proud moment to buy these machines

OPG doubles capacity with Latex and Zünd install

Scottish fleet livery and vehicle wrapping specialist OPG has doubled its operating capacity with the installation of a brand-new HP Latex 3600 printer and Zünd G3 cutting table.

Rapidity's new Speedmaster is a 2021 four-colour plus coater

Rapidity reopens litho division with a bang

Rapidity has re-entered the litho game with a new £1.5m litho division at its Sidcup site, following its transfer of digital printing to central London, printing double shifts within weeks of opening.

The new DBM-700 has given Image Evolution a 20% production boost on booklets

Image Evolution cuts finishing times with new Duplo DBM-700

Reading-based digital print house Image Evolution has upgraded its finishing capabilities with a new Duplo DBM-700 with square spine booklet attachment.

Reflex expands into US with latest buy

Reflex Group has expanded into North America with the acquisition of a Californian security label specialist, while in the UK it has increased its investment in Screen inkjet tech.

Oldfield: "The Impala is revolutionising our large-format production processes"

Print On quintuples print speed with SwissQprint install

Print On has installed a SwissQprint Impala to transform its large-format operations, in the process speeding up its print output by five times.

Bates (R): the Lamina's accuracy was a key selling point

MRP invests £1.8m in new press and mounter

Midland Regional Printers (MRP) has invested £1.8m in new kit, including a two-year-old Heidelberg XL 106 and a brand-new Lamina Fasline laminator.

Ruddocks' composition room in May 1956 - a date closer to today than to Ruddocks' foundation

Ruddocks celebrates 140 years

Lincoln-based commercial printer and creative agency Ruddocks celebrated its 140th anniversary in October, with managing director Paul Banton saying the team was “incredibly excited about the...

Royal Mail in IoT first for real-time tracking

Royal Mail has partnered with an internet of things (IoT) tech firm to track the real-time whereabouts of nearly one million containers used to transport letters and parcels around the country.

MD Joe de Wykerslooth: “We evaluated other pieces of kit and the Horizon system looked to be the best"

Ashwyk brings perfect binding in-house with Horizon buy

Ashwyk has invested in a Horizon BQ-270V single-clamp perfect binder to bring perfect binding in-house.